Disney Cruise Line ship headed for L.A. and Alaska in 2011

Disney Cruise Line’s on-again, off-again romance with the West Coast is back on for 2011, when the Disney Wonder will split its time between Mexico cruises out of Los Angeles and Alaska cruises out of Canada, the company announced today, Sept. 11.

Best known for its Caribbean itineraries out of Florida, Disney Cruise Line had summer flings with Southern California in 2005 and 2008, when the Wonder’s sister ship, Disney Magic, sailed to Mexico from Los Angeles. But Alaska will be a first for the family-friendly ships.

In 2011, the Disney Wonder will do seven-night, round-trip Alaska itineraries out of Vancouver from May 3 to Sept. 6, with stops at Tracy Arm, Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan. Fares will start at $939 per person, double occupancy.

Between Jan. 23 and April 17, 2011, and again between Sept. 25 and Dec. 18, 2011, the Wonder will do seven-night, round-trip Mexico itineraries from Los Angeles, with port calls on Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. Fares will begin at $639 per person, double occupancy.

Meanwhile, the Disney Magic will return to the Mediterranean in 2011, sailing 10- and 11-night itineraries out of Barcelona during the summer season. Fares will begin at $1,739 per person, double occupancy. For most of 2011, it will sail out of Port Canaveral, Fla., on seven-night Caribbean itineraries.

Bookings for the 2011 season will open Sept. 28.

— Jane Engle, assistant Los Angeles Times Travel editor

[Photo: The Disney Wonder, headed for the West Coast in 2011. Credit: Disney Cruise Line]

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